The Lion And the Mouse; a Story of An American Life
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Pending the arrival of these visitors thefinancier was busy with his secretary trying to get rid as rapidlyas possible of what business and correspondence there was on hand. The plutocrat was sitting at his desk poring over a mass ofpapers. Between his teeth was the inevitable long black cigar andwhen he raised his eyes to the light a close observer might haveremarked that they were sea-green, a colour they assumed when theman of millions was absorbed in scheming new business deals. Everynow an...d then he stopped reading the papers to make quickcalculations on scraps of paper. Then if the result pleased him, asmile overspread his saturnine features. He rose from his chairand nervously paced the floor as he always did when thinkingdeeply. "Five millions, " he muttered, "not a cent more. If they won't sellwe'll crush them--" Mr. Bagley entered. Mr. Ryder looked up quickly. "Well, Bagley?" he said interrogatively. "Has Sergeant Ellisoncome?" "Yes, sir. But Mr. Herts is downstairs. He insists on seeing youabout the Philadelphia gas deal.
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